A Shelton-based developer is seeking approval to construct a 140-unit apartment complex on the site of a former lumberyard property near downtown Fairfield.
Scinto Thorpe LLC, controlled by Robert Scinto, has submitted plans to build two three-story residential buildings on a 6.67-acre parcel at 185 Thorpe St., according to filings with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
Project documents indicate one building would contain 96 units spanning roughly 154,571 square feet, while the second would include 44 units within approximately 70,939 square feet. The proposal designates 17 apartments as affordable housing.
The development would consist primarily of two-bedroom units, with plans calling for 107 two-bedroom apartments, 30 one-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units. Parking plans include 222 garage spaces and 55 surface spaces.
Town records referenced in the application show the site has been the subject of prior approvals, including a 55-unit plan authorized in 2015 and a separate 148-unit proposal approved in 2020.
Scinto Thorpe LLC acquired the property for $5 million in 2018. The site formerly housed Fairfield Lumber Co., McClinch Equipment Corp. and United Rentals, and currently contains a small office-residential structure near Thorpe Street.
“The vision is to reimagine this long-dormant parcel, central to our downtown, as an upscale residential community,” the application said.
